The Value of Criticism, Criticism and Entertainment and Romantic Novels
I am a bit perturbed (I’m good at being perturbed, aren’t I?) at a New Age view which has infiltrated popular thinking. A recent blog
September 15, 2021
I am a bit perturbed (I’m good at being perturbed, aren’t I?) at a New Age view which has infiltrated popular thinking. A recent blog
I seem to be making a habit out of disliking one or both of the main characters in the books I’ve read recently: I couldn’t
Now for some comic relief. Who’s for a Gothic historical romance, full of anachronisms (which the re-cycled characters know too well). Scene: A castle in
Most books about successful novel writing emphasize that above everything, the writer who wants to sell well and avoid bad reviews must at all costs
I have written before on this blog about the terrible allure of bad writing, both good bad writing, that is, writing that is so bad
I wanted to add a post about a ghost story at Christmas. Which of the many to choose as a seasonal ghost story? I am
One of the complaints often aired by romance readers is that the genre is despised as escapism, and yet this insult is not so often
I saw some posts on Facebook recently on romantic novels and the HEA (for anyone uninitiated, that notorious Happy Ever After). The posters said that
‘A good humoured satire of the cliches of Gothic romance… When Clarissa Greendale inherits the fortune from a disreputable uncle she hardly knows, she
Now for some comic relief. Who’s for a Gothic historical romance, full of anachronisms (which the re-cycled characters know too well). Scene: A castle in
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